"He's a thief. He walks on the grey. I'm hoping we can change it a little bit, and then ultimately feather into the other ones."

Gambit was previously portrayed by Taylor Kitsch in the poorly received X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

X-Men: Apocalypse is scheduled for release on May 19, 2016 in the UK and May 27 in the US. 20th Century Fox also has July 18, 2018 earmarked for an untitled Marvel film, which could conceivably be a Gambit solo outing.

Watch a trailer for Tatum's 22 Jump Street - released in the UK on June 6 and in the US on June 13 - below: